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Yes You Can!
New Flexibilities under
the Every Student
Succeeds Act of 2015
Cheryl L. Sattler, Ph.D.
Ethica, LLC
Today’s Agenda
Funding summary
Major themes in new federal K12 law
Areas of state flexibility where districts should speak up
Program-specific flexibilities
Funding transferability
How to comment to FLDOE
District Funding
State Funds + Local Effort = FEFP
Federal (ESEA + IDEA + Perkins+ School Lunch +
Medicaid…)
Today – Elementary and Secondary Education Act
(ESEA)
Between 10-25% of a
District’s Budget = ESEA
FEFP
Federal
Florida’s ESEA Share
(FY16): $1,125,761,872Title I
Title II
Title III
Title IV
Title VI
Title X
Other
New Law Dec. 2015
New law – Every Student Succeeds Act
New rules!
In effect for school year 2017-2018
Right now – FLDOE Comment Period
Major shifts
Requirement to seek input
Major Themes
State and Local Control
Consultation and Feedback
Flexible use of Funds
Rural
Poverty driving formula funding
Evidence
Transparency
Rural Throughout ESSA
Report on ED’s services to rural schools & LEAs (5005)
State consultation (1003; 1111)
Equitable geographic distribution of 1003 (school improvement) funds (and other grants)
REAP/RLIS waivers
Outreach and TA (8031)
PreK priority
Consortia applications
Title IV
Consolidated application (8011)
Gone!
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
Federally defined school improvement options
School Improvement Grants
Highly qualified teachers requirement (sort of)
New!
Innovative assessment pilot
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-
12/2016/07/essa_innovative_assessment_regulations.ht
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Shift in English Learner accountability
State, district and school-designed interventions
State Flex – Districts Have
a Say Direct Student Services? OPTIONAL
3% off the top of Title I
Separately granted to districts (probably not all)
Could be used for limited programs (all schools?)
Personalized learning activities
Credit recovery/acceleration
Enrollment in advanced courses/CTE leading to industry credential
AP/IB
Transportation for public school choice
State Flex – Districts Have
a Say Assessment
Up to 7 states (or groups of states) can apply to try out
“innovative assessments” like performance tests, in a few
districts
Districts can use a nationally recognized test (like the SAT
or ACT) at the high school level if they get state permission
State Flex – Districts Have
a Say School Grades
Elem & Middle – Must have “another academic outcome”
and English Language proficiency
N=10? In a grade or across a school?
High – Must have English Language proficiency (and
graduation)
State Flex – Districts Have
a Say School Grades
Another academic outcome that measures “students’
opportunity to learn”
Is growth enough?
Suggested: Teacher engagement, student engagement,
access to advanced coursework, school climate
Must be of “substantial” weight but academic factors
“much greater”
State Flex – Districts Have
a Say School Improvement
Comprehensive– every 3 years
Bottom 5% of Title I schools
How selected?
High schools with >67% graduation
DISTRICTS must devise evidence-based plans
Process?
State Flex – Districts Have
a Say School Improvement
Targeted - annual
Schools in which subgroups of students are “consistently underperforming”
How defined?
How many years?
Exit criteria?
SCHOOLS must devise evidence-based plans
DISTRICTS must monitor
Process?
Federal K12 Programs
Title I – Students in Poverty
Title II – Teacher Professional Development
Title III – English Learners
Title IV – New!
Title VI – Rural
Title X - Homeless
Title I
Title II
Title III
Title IV
Title VI
Title X
Other
New Flexibilities
Title I
Must fund all schools 75% poverty or greater
May now put high schools in the “must-fund” category at
50% or greater
Schoolwide Programs – funds for entire school
Schoolwide programs are for schools with 40% or greater
poverty
May now apply to state if less than 40%
Overall Funding Flex
Districts can use Title I funds flexibly…
IF they first demonstrate that schools are funded
equitably with state & local funds before adding federal
funds.
What does this mean???
Huge controversy
ED just sent draft rule to OMB for review
Public comment period required
Big Questions:
Supplement not Supplant Supplement: using funds to enhance something that
already exists
Supplant: using funds to replace something that already exists
Gone: traditional way of measuring supplement, not supplant
Was it funded last year with a different fund source?
Is it required by state or district?
Is it funded in another school with different fund source?
Bottom Line
Districts should get more flexibility
Accounting should be easier
Transparency and reporting will be critical
Title I
Title II
Title III
Title IV
Title VI
Title X
Other
New Flexibility
(and requirements) Districts: Not just for “core” academic subjects
Lots of new uses (evaluation, recruiting…)
Requires ongoing job-embedded activities that improve instruction
Must be evidence-based
States: allows development of consortia to deal with reciprocity (hiring across state lines)
States: allows new teacher, principal and school leadership academies
New STEM master teachers corps
New American history and civics program
Title I
Title II
Title III
Title IV
Title VI
Title X
Other
Shift in Accountability
No major changes within Title III
Exception: school-level accountability
Title I
Title II
Title III
Title IV
Title VI
Title X
Other
Student Support and Academic
Enrichment Program
Combines nearly 50 programs into a block grant
AP funds
Technology
School Counseling
Law recommends $1.65B
President request: $500M
Senate: $300M
House: $1B
Net LOSS ???
3 “Pots” of Funding
Well-Rounded Education
20% minimum
Improved Conditions for Student Learning
20% minimum
Technology
15% CAP on devices, equipment, software, digital content
Basic Requirements
If a district receives $30,000+
Needs assessment
Specific percentages for each “pot”
If a district receives less than $30,000
No needs assessments
No specific percentages
Well-Rounded
College and career guidance and counseling
Music and the arts “as tools to support student success
through the promotion of constructive student
engagement, problem solving, and conflict resolution”
STEM (including computer science)
Accelerated learning
Improved Conditions for
Learning Safe and Healthy students
Mental health
Drug/violence prevention
Trauma-informed practices
Health
Physical education
Technology
“Funds would support educators in delivering high-quality,
open digital learning resources and content; using a wide
range of devices and digital tools, including those related to
new assessments; using real-time data to personalize
learning; using technology to increase engagement with
families and other teachers; and offering greater access to
effective teachers by providing teachers in rural areas or
specialized subjects with coaching in other localities and/or
by providing online advanced or hard-to-staff course
offerings to students whose own schools cannot provide
them.”
Rural!
“Providing students in rural, remote, and underserved areas
with the resources to take advantage of high-quality digital
learning experiences, digital resources and access to online
courses taught by effective educators.”
Title I
Title II
Title III
Title IV
Title VI
Title X
Other
Existing Flex Remains
These funds are awarded to small and rural districts
Can be used flexibly
Funding Transferability
Sec. 6121 – “State and Local Transferability Act”
Purposes:
to target Federal funds to Federal programs that most
effectively address the unique needs of States and
localities; and
to transfer Federal funds allocated to other activities to
allocations for certain activities authorized under Title I.
Districts May Shift 100% of Funds
Between Federal Programs
Moved FROM: Moved TO:
Title II Title I, Part A
Title IV (block grant) Migrant
Neglected & Delinquent
Title III (English learner)
Title VI (Rural)
A word of caution
Once transferred, funds are subject to the requirements
of the program to which they are transferred
Not clear how FLDOE will implement
Input into Florida’s Plan
5 overarching areas:
Consultation and coordination
Challenging academic standards and assessments
Accountability, support, improvement for schools
Supporting excellent educators
Supporting all students
State must provide descriptions, strategies, timelines, and
funding sources
Speak Up!
http://www.fldoe.org/academics/essa.stml
Until JULY 22
ESSA Mailing list: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/essaLS
Questions: [email protected]
Questions?
